英语词汇“ferment”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ferment

Word forms: ferments, fermenting , fermented pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (fɜːʳment ). The verb is pronounced (fəʳment ).

1. uncountable noun

Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty.

The whole country has been in a state of political ferment for some months.

Synonyms: commotion, turmoil, unrest, turbulence

2. verb

If a food, drink, or other natural substance ferments, or if it is fermented, a chemical change takes place in it so that alcohol is produced. This process forms part of the production of alcoholic drinks such as wine and beer.

The dried grapes are allowed to ferment until there is no sugar left and the wine is dry. [VERB]

Manufacturers ferment the yeast to produce a more concentrated product. [VERB noun]

...partially fermented wine. [VERB-ed]

fermentation (fɜːʳmenteɪʃən ) uncountable noun

Yeast is essential for the fermentation that produces alcohol.

Collocations:

ferment fruit

Nobody knows for sure what causes this, but it may be the effect of eating fermented fruit.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

The beast was sozzled after scoffing fermented fruit.

The Sun (2014)

This family of elephants roll around in a heap after getting drunk on fermented fruit.

The Sun (2014)

fermented food

Eating fermented food repopulates the gut with good bacteria.

The Sun

Organise a festival, whether it be folk music or fermented food, and there will be people who come.

Times, Sunday Times

And by the sounds of it she spends quite a lot of her time being cupped, oiled and scrubbed - and eating fermented food.

The Sun

Fermented food helps replenish the gut with good bacteria.

Times, Sunday Times

The chicks, which are fed on regurgitated fermented food, have another odd feature; they have two claws on each wing.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

fermented sugar

Xanthan gum is a thickener and stabiliser made from fermented sugar.

The Sun (2012)

The ability of Candida to ferment sugar is the basis of the sugar fermentation test used in investigations of the gut.

MacIntyre, Anne M. E. Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome - How To Live With It (1989)

And what is alcohol but fermented sugar anyway?

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

intellectual ferment

Alexandria is brought to life, with its classical streets and intellectual ferment.

The Times Literary Supplement (2013)

The intellectual ferment in China settled down surprisingly quickly.

Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)

There has rarely been such a place of intellectual ferment as Vienna between the wars.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Translations:

Chinese: 骚动

Japanese: 騒ぎ

单词	ferment
释义	ferment Word forms: ferments, fermenting , fermented pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (fɜːʳment ). The verb is pronounced (fəʳment ). 1. uncountable noun Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty. The whole country has been in a state of political ferment for some months. Synonyms: commotion, turmoil, unrest, turbulence 2. verb If a food, drink, or other natural substance ferments, or if it is fermented, a chemical change takes place in it so that alcohol is produced. This process forms part of the production of alcoholic drinks such as wine and beer. The dried grapes are allowed to ferment until there is no sugar left and the wine is dry. [VERB] Manufacturers ferment the yeast to produce a more concentrated product. [VERB noun] ...partially fermented wine. [VERB-ed] fermentation (fɜːʳmenteɪʃən ) uncountable noun Yeast is essential for the fermentation that produces alcohol. Collocations: ferment fruit Nobody knows for sure what causes this, but it may be the effect of eating fermented fruit. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The beast was sozzled after scoffing fermented fruit. The Sun (2014) This family of elephants roll around in a heap after getting drunk on fermented fruit. The Sun (2014) fermented food Eating fermented food repopulates the gut with good bacteria. The Sun Organise a festival, whether it be folk music or fermented food, and there will be people who come. Times, Sunday Times And by the sounds of it she spends quite a lot of her time being cupped, oiled and scrubbed - and eating fermented food. The Sun Fermented food helps replenish the gut with good bacteria. Times, Sunday Times The chicks, which are fed on regurgitated fermented food, have another odd feature; they have two claws on each wing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 fermented sugar Xanthan gum is a thickener and stabiliser made from fermented sugar. The Sun (2012) The ability of Candida to ferment sugar is the basis of the sugar fermentation test used in investigations of the gut. MacIntyre, Anne M. E. Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome - How To Live With It (1989) And what is alcohol but fermented sugar anyway? Times, Sunday Times (2006) intellectual ferment Alexandria is brought to life, with its classical streets and intellectual ferment. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) The intellectual ferment in China settled down surprisingly quickly. Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994) There has rarely been such a place of intellectual ferment as Vienna between the wars. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 骚动 Japanese: 騒ぎ
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